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I read that baptisms are down in the Southern Baptist Convention. Is there any one cause for the decline? Is it because there are less churches and less lost people?... Continue Reading »

Dear Dr. Graham: I get very discouraged when I read the news, because all it's about is the latest crime, or sexual abuse, or wars, and so forth. Do you think the world is getting worse than it was... Continue Reading »

In response to ?Plea for complete gospel? (?Your Views,? June 9), I firmly agree that the responsibility for the moral decline of America should be laid at the foot of the church.... Continue Reading »

Jim Austin, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, will host listening sessions for interested Baptists across the state in the coming months.... Continue Reading »

A ministry based in Gaffney is helping families in Alabama recover following the recent storms that devastated the area. Parson's Pantry, operated by former pastor Ron Jackson and his wife Karen, has been able so far to assist 12... Continue Reading »

Columbia, S.C. Daytime highs of 105 degrees. Rooftop temperature: undoubtedly higher. Christ-centered service barometer: immeasurable. Such was the experience of almost 180 World Changers who provided volunteer construction ? roofs, ceilings, painting, wheelchair ramps and general home repair ?... Continue Reading »

Has your church, business or home been the victim of copper theft in recent years? If not, you won't have to look far to find someone who has been affected by this growing epidemic. With the price of nonferrous... Continue Reading »

A lawsuit in federal court challenging the minister's housing allowance has ended, according to a report from GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. The challenge to the minister's housing allowance tax exclusion was dismissed Friday, June 17,... Continue Reading »

Jamie Duncan JAMIE DUNCAN has been called as senior pastor of East Pickens Church, Pickens. He previously was pastor of Good Hope Church, Iva, since March 2008. His first Sunday at East Pickens will be July 17. Duncan was... Continue Reading »

What do 30 elementary-age children in northern Greenville County have to do with a rural village in Asia? The answer lies in their taking to heart the challenge of Acts 1:8, the 2011 theme verse for Locust Hill Church,... Continue Reading »

Tom Swilley TOM SWILLEY, pastor of Cedar Grove Church, Conway, has announced his retirement. Swilley, who served as chairman of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention in 2007, will remain active through his newly established “Voice... Continue Reading »

A South Carolina Baptist minister is the author of 'the Angels Are In Wyoming,? which blends two of Columbia writer David Redding's longtime interests ? the Old West and Christianity.... Continue Reading »